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GOOG Up Strong Vs. Markets Investors are taking profits after the run the last few days, offsetting good ISM and retail numbers. Shares of GOOG are up exponentially more than the rest of tech. Catalysts include continued Android momentum in the smartphone and tablet markets worldwide; Motorola acquisition approval and integration; regaining ground in China; any signs of life for Google TV (including Motorola); the roll-out of Google Music, social network Google+ and Google Wallet (see below); and progress in other newer initiatives (location-based services, mapping, gaming, daily deals, etc.). The stock trades at approximately 11.8x Enterprise Value / EBIT.

Google Maps Now Offers Indoor Floor Plan Access (Google)Google Maps 6.0 for Android introduced indoor mapping support. Google hopes the update will help Android users more easily navigate shopping malls, airports and other public spaces. Users are able to search throughout floor plans that will appear when a user is zoomed-in fully on a building where mapping data is available. This feature might enhance developer interest in accessing Google Maps API service. Google will start charging a fee to developers and websites that access this API frequently beginning in January.

Chrome Looking To Rival Microsoft's Internet Explorer (Reuters)Google's Chrome overtook Firefox for the first time globally in November and it continues to narrow the gap to market leader Microsoft's Internet Explorer, according to StatCounter. Chief executive Aodhan Cullen says, "the pace of growth of Chrome suggests that it will become a real rival to Internet Explorer globally." In November Chrome saw its market share roughly doubling from a year ago to 25.7%, while Internet Explorer's share dropped to 40.6% from 48.2%.

Google's $29 Billion In 2010 Revenue In Perspective (BusinessMBA)In 2010, Google had $29.3 billion in revenue. This is more than the GDP of the 28 poorest countries, combined. And 97% of Google's business revenue is still from advertising. What makes Google's massive revenue pile possible is that they receive over 1 billion unique visitors per month. That's 1 in 7 people on the entire planet. Collectively, these people spend over 200 billion minutes (380,000 collective years) on Google's websites. That's over 200 minutes per visitor per month. That's a lot of time.